"kan" meaning in Gun

See kan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kã̀/ Forms: kàn [canonical], kàn lɛ́ [plural], kàn lẹ́ [plural]
Etymology: Compare Fon kán, Adja eka, Ewe ɛka, Saxwe Gbe okàn Etymology templates: {{cog|fon|kán}} Fon kán, {{cog|ajg|eka}} Adja eka, {{cog|ee|ɛka}} Ewe ɛka, {{cog|sxw|okàn}} Saxwe Gbe okàn Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|kàn lɛ́|or|kàn lẹ́|head=kàn}} kàn (plural kàn lɛ́ or kàn lẹ́)
  1. rope, cord Derived forms: tɛ̀ kàn (english: to phone/call), tẹ̀ kàn (english: to phone/call)
    Sense id: en-kan-guw-noun-UmPf4GKf Categories (other): Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kã̀/ Forms: kàn [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=kàn}} kàn
  1. to inquire Derived forms: kanse (english: to ask), kàn bíɔ́ (english: to ask), kàn bíọ́ (english: to ask)
    Sense id: en-kan-guw-verb-KRaRRMVZ Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 30 41 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kã́/ Forms: kán [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=kán}} kán
  1. to write Derived forms: línlínwékántọ́ (english: journalist)
    Sense id: en-kan-guw-verb-GyIdbR6y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "kàn"
      },
      "expansion": "kàn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 41 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to ask",
          "word": "kanse"
        },
        {
          "english": "to ask",
          "word": "kàn bíɔ́"
        },
        {
          "english": "to ask",
          "word": "kàn bíọ́"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to inquire"
      ],
      "id": "en-kan-guw-verb-KRaRRMVZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "inquire",
          "inquire"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kan"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kán"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kán",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "eka"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja eka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ɛka"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ɛka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "okàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okàn",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Fon kán, Adja eka, Ewe ɛka, Saxwe Gbe okàn",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kàn lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kàn lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "kàn lɛ́",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "kàn lẹ́",
        "head": "kàn"
      },
      "expansion": "kàn (plural kàn lɛ́ or kàn lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to phone/call",
          "word": "tɛ̀ kàn"
        },
        {
          "english": "to phone/call",
          "word": "tẹ̀ kàn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rope, cord"
      ],
      "id": "en-kan-guw-noun-UmPf4GKf",
      "links": [
        [
          "rope",
          "rope"
        ],
        [
          "cord",
          "cord"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kan"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "kán"
      },
      "expansion": "kán",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "journalist",
          "word": "línlínwékántọ́"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to write"
      ],
      "id": "en-kan-guw-verb-GyIdbR6y",
      "links": [
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kã́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Pages with 53 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yucatec Maya entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yucatec Maya lemmas",
    "Yucatec Maya transitive verbs",
    "Yucatec Maya verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to ask",
      "word": "kanse"
    },
    {
      "english": "to ask",
      "word": "kàn bíɔ́"
    },
    {
      "english": "to ask",
      "word": "kàn bíọ́"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "kàn"
      },
      "expansion": "kàn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to inquire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inquire",
          "inquire"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kan"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun nouns",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Pages with 53 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts",
    "Yucatec Maya entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yucatec Maya lemmas",
    "Yucatec Maya transitive verbs",
    "Yucatec Maya verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to phone/call",
      "word": "tɛ̀ kàn"
    },
    {
      "english": "to phone/call",
      "word": "tẹ̀ kàn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kán"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kán",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "eka"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja eka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ɛka"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ɛka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "okàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okàn",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Fon kán, Adja eka, Ewe ɛka, Saxwe Gbe okàn",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kàn lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kàn lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "kàn lɛ́",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "kàn lẹ́",
        "head": "kàn"
      },
      "expansion": "kàn (plural kàn lɛ́ or kàn lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rope, cord"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rope",
          "rope"
        ],
        [
          "cord",
          "cord"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kan"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Pages with 53 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yucatec Maya entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yucatec Maya lemmas",
    "Yucatec Maya transitive verbs",
    "Yucatec Maya verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "journalist",
      "word": "línlínwékántọ́"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "kán"
      },
      "expansion": "kán",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to write"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kã́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kan"
}

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